weilen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wīlen, from Old High German wīlōn, from or related to Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu (“period of time, rest, while”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯.lən/
Audio: (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Hyphenation: wei‧len
Verb
weilen (weak, third-person singular present weilt, past tense weilte, past participle geweilt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to be, be present somewhere
- (intransitive) to linger, spend time (in some temporary manner) at some place, with someone, or in some state
- Synonym: verweilen
- 1859, Richard Wagner, Tristan und Isolde, II.i:
- Muss mein Trauter mich meiden, dann weilt er bei Melot allein.
- If my beloved must shunt me, then he is only in Melot's company.
Conjugation
Conjugation of weilen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | weilen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | weilend | ||||
| past participle | geweilt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich weile | wir weilen | i | ich weile | wir weilen |
| du weilst | ihr weilt | du weilest | ihr weilet | ||
| er weilt | sie weilen | er weile | sie weilen | ||
| preterite | ich weilte | wir weilten | ii | ich weilte1 | wir weilten1 |
| du weiltest | ihr weiltet | du weiltest1 | ihr weiltet1 | ||
| er weilte | sie weilten | er weilte1 | sie weilten1 | ||
| imperative | weil (du) weile (du) |
weilt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of weilen (weak, auxiliary haben)